Esma Cannon

Biography

Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman, credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive (4 feet 7 inches) Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she frequently appeared on television in her latter years, Cannon is best known as a film actress, with a lengthy career in British productions from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Known for

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What's a Carry On?

1998 ⭐ 7.7

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Hide and Seek

1964 ⭐ 7.0

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Carry On Cabby

1963 ⭐ 6.5

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We Joined the Navy

1963 ⭐ 6.0

Career timeline

1998

What's a Carry On? Notable

Bridget Madderley (archive foo · 1998

⭐ 7.7

1977

That's Carry On!

Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderl · 1977

⭐ 5.8

1964

Hide and Seek Notable

Tea Lady · 1964

⭐ 7.0

1963

Carry On Cabby

Flo Sims · 1963

⭐ 6.5

We Joined the Navy

Consul's Wife · 1963

⭐ 6.0

Nurse on Wheels

Mrs. Jones · 1963

⭐ 6.1

1962

The Fast Lady

Lady on Zebra Crossing · 1962

⭐ 5.8

On the Beat Notable

Mrs. Timms · 1962

⭐ 7.7

In the Doghouse

Mrs. Raikes · 1962

⭐ 6.4

1961

Over the Odds Notable

Alice · 1961

⭐ 10.0

What a Carve Up! Notable

Aunt Emily · 1961

⭐ 7.0

Raising the Wind

Mrs. Deevens · 1961

⭐ 6.3

1960

No Kidding

District Nurse · 1960

⭐ 6.1

Doctor in Love

Rafia Woman (uncredited) · 1960

⭐ 5.5

Carry On Constable

Deaf Old Lady · 1960

⭐ 6.3

1959

Expresso Bongo

Nightclub Cleaner · 1959

⭐ 5.3

I'm All Right Jack

Spencer · 1959

⭐ 6.6

Jack the Ripper

Nelly · 1959

⭐ 6.2

1958

Further Up the Creek

Maudie Lovelace · 1958

⭐ 6.6

1956

Three Men in a Boat

Meek Woman (Maze) · 1956

⭐ 6.3

A Touch of the Sun

Miss Tickle · 1956

⭐ 6.0

Sailor Beware Notable

Edie Hornett · 1956

⭐ 7.5

1955

Simon and Laura

Laura from Newcastle · 1955

⭐ 5.9

Out of the Clouds

Rich Woman's Companion · 1955

⭐ 6.1

1954

The Sleeping Tiger

Scrubwoman with ladder · 1954

⭐ 5.5

1953

Trouble in Store

Café Customer (uncredited) · 1953

⭐ 6.1

The Large Rope

Screaming Woman · 1953

⭐ 6.0

The Steel Key

Patient in Doctor's Waiting Ro · 1953

⭐ 6.5

1952

Crow Hollow

Aunt Judith Armour · 1952

⭐ 6.0

1950

Last Holiday Notable

Miss Fox · 1950

⭐ 7.2

Double Confession

Madam Cleo · 1950

⭐ 6.2

Guilt Is My Shadow

Peggy · 1950

⭐ 5.7

1949

Helter Skelter

Autograph Huntress (uncredited · 1949

⭐ 6.4

Marry Me

Pleasant Little Woman (uncredi · 1949

⭐ 5.8

The Huggetts Abroad

Brown Owl · 1949

⭐ 6.8

1948

Here Come the Huggetts

Youth Leader · 1948

⭐ 6.7

1947

Jassy

Lindy Wicks · 1947

⭐ 5.5

Holiday Camp

Elsie Dawson · 1947

⭐ 6.8

1946

The Years Between

Effie · 1946

⭐ 6.7

1944

A Canterbury Tale

Agnes · 1944

⭐ 6.9

English Without Tears

Queenie · 1944

⭐ 6.3

The Way Ahead

Mrs. Ted Brewer · 1944

⭐ 6.6

Frequently appears with

Joan Sims

Self - Interviewee

Barbara Windsor

Self - Interviewee

Jim Dale

Self - Interviewee

Leslie Phillips

Self - Interviewee

June Whitfield

Self - Interviewee

Ian Carmichael

David Garrett

Curd Jürgens

Hubert Marek

Janet Munro

Maggie

George Pravda

Frank Melnicker

Kieron Moore

Paul

Full filmography

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What's a Carry On?

1998 ⭐ 7.7

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That's Carry On!

1977 ⭐ 5.8

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Hide and Seek

1964 ⭐ 7.0

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Carry On Cabby

1963 ⭐ 6.5

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We Joined the Navy

1963 ⭐ 6.0

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Nurse on Wheels

1963 ⭐ 6.1

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The Fast Lady

1962 ⭐ 5.8

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On the Beat

1962 ⭐ 7.7

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In the Doghouse

1962 ⭐ 6.4

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Carry On Cruising

1962 ⭐ 6.1

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Over the Odds

1961 ⭐ 10.0

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What a Carve Up!

1961 ⭐ 7.0

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Raising the Wind

1961 ⭐ 6.3

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Carry On Regardless

1961 ⭐ 6.3

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No Kidding

1960 ⭐ 6.1

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Doctor in Love

1960 ⭐ 5.5

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Carry On Constable

1960 ⭐ 6.3

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The Flesh and the Fiends

1960 ⭐ 6.6

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Inn for Trouble

1960 ⭐ 6.9

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Expresso Bongo

1959 ⭐ 5.3